Brooklyn rapper Casanova, born Caswell Senior, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison on gang-related racketeering and narcotics charges. According to a press release from the US Department of Justice, Casanova had a leadership role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang, or Gorilla Stone for short. This led to his involvement in […]
The Clientele – “Claire’s Not Real”
In April, the Clientele announced a new album, I Am Not There Anymore, which is out at the end of next month. We’ve already heard “Blue Over Blue” and “Dying In May,” and today the UK band’s back with “Claire’s Not Real.” Singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean describes of the latest single: “I was in Cercedilla in […]
Kid Cudi Cancels Moon Man’s Landing Festival: “The City Didn’t Approve It”
Kid Cudi plays a lot of music festivals, but music festivals aren’t always kind to Cudi. Last year, when Cudi headlined Rolling Loud as a last-minute replacement for his frienemy Kanye West, he left the stage early because fans wouldn’t stop throwing bottles at him. This summer, Cudi was scheduled to headline his own Moon […]
Sweeping Promises – “Good Living Is Coming For You”
Later this week, the Band To Watch Sweeping Promises are releasing a new album, Good Living Is Coming For You. They’ve shared “Eraser” and “You Shatter” from it already — the former made our best songs of the week list — and today they’re back with one last advance preview of the album: its title […]
Be Your Own Pet – “Goodtime!”
Nashville garage-punkers Be Your Own Pet burned fast and bright. The band got going in 2004, cranked out two albums in quick succession, and then broke up in 2008. Now, they’re back. Last year, Be Your Own Pet played their first live shows in 14 years, and by all accounts, they’re still a fiery force […]
Hayden Pedigo – “Signal Of Hope”
On Friday, fingerstyling guitarist Hayden Pedigo will release his new album, The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored. Pedigo has already shared two songs, the album’s lead single “Elsewhere” and the title track, and just ahead of release he’s sharing one more: “Signal Of Hope.” “‘Signal Of Hope’ is the most British-sounding thing I’ve ever written, […]
Watch Sheryl Crow Sing Her Hits On Rollerblades With An Accordion At Bonnaroo
Sheryl Crow is now a fixture of Nashville — she was involved with the Highwomen project, Kacey Musgraves recorded Golden Hour above her horse stable, etc. — and this month she was on the bill at Tennessee’s biggest music festival, Bonnaroo. While at the farm, Crow strapped on some roller skates, grabbed an accordion, and […]
Olof Dreijer – “Rosa Rugosa”
The Knife’s Olof Dreijer has mainly kept to the shadows for the past decade, though this past year he’s started to re-emerge a bit. He co-produced a handful of tracks on Fever Ray’s new album Radical Romantics — a very welcome sibling reunion — and earlier this month he released a collaborative EP with Mt. […]
Young Thug – “Money” (Feat. Juice WRLD & Nicki Minaj)
This past Friday, Atlanta rap superstar Young Thug, who is currently incarcerated and awaiting trial on RICO gang charges, released his new album Business Is Business. The album, consisting of material that Thug recorded before his trial began, is full of appearances from huge guest stars like Drake, Future, Travis Scott, and 21 Savage. Today, […]
Charlie Martin – “Splash”
A couple years ago, Charlie Martin — the Texas musician who is also one half of Hovvdy — released his debut solo album Imaginary People, which got a deluxe edition last fall. He’s headed out on tour this week, and today has shared a new song called “Splash,” a warm, waterlogged one with Martin’s overlapping […]